private company

American  

noun

British.

1. a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.

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private company British  

noun

1. a limited company that does not issue shares for public subscription and whose owners do not enjoy an unrestricted right to transfer their shareholdings Compare public company

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Etymology

Origin of private company

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

ARK’s flagship $6 billion Innovation ETF will have a roughly 3% exposure to OpenAI following the investment, and is the first private company the fund will hold, a person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a profitless private company eyeing the public markets for the first time, OpenAI this week was remarkably cavalier toward a charismatic megafauna of the Hollywood ecosystem, Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another key differentiator has become patently clear: As a private company, Clear is shielded from the staffing shortages among TSA officials, which have contributed to hourslong wait times at airports across the country.

From Barron's

Brookfield Asset Management and Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec are teaming up to buy Boralex in a deal worth about 3.8 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of US$2.76 billion, that aims to accelerate the Canadian renewable energy company’s growth as a private company.

From The Wall Street Journal

A coalition he assembled is advocating to update a 1974 law to make it easier for workers to own part of their public or private company.

From The Wall Street Journal